Automobile wheel



July 12, 1927.l

1,635,325 s. KAPLAN AUTOMOBILE WHEEL i Filed April 28,119.24

A TTORNE YS Patented .'uly 1 2, 1927. Y 1

UNITED r STATES 1,635,325 :PATIENT oFF-1CE,iI

SAMUEL'KAPLAN, oF MONROE, Louisiana'.

, A.UTOIISLIIOIBIILE WHEEL. p

.A y if .lappiicfvion'meanpfil 2s, 1924.'seria1 No. 709,589.V

` My Vinvention rela-testo improvements Yin automobileV wheels, 'and Eit* consists in fthe combinations, constructions,` and, arrangementsherein describedandclaimed y l [su ,An object oflmypinvention isl to provide a device A which "is improvement', over those shownj in my prior patent applications Serial No.;653,985,giiled ;July,26, 1923 and SeriahNo. 689365 led- Januarygl31, 1924.

, The main improvement,,consistsrin the pro- .25* .features of the inventionfwill be particularly pointed'out in the appended claims.

f My inventionisillustrated in theaccompanying dr'awin'ga'forming part of this ap plication, in which y Figure 1 is a side view of av portion of the device,

Figure 2 is an enlargedvsection along the.

line 2-2of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a section, along the line 3-'3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a section through a portion of the device, showing the means for securing the rim to the felly.

In the drawings I have shown a wheelv of the ordinary or artillery type. Thus in Figure 1, a spoke is indicated at 1, a wooden felly at 2, a iixed rim at 3, and a demountable rim at 4. It will be observed that the fixed rim 3 is U-shaped in cross section, and has an outwardly curved edge'3a, against which a portion of the removable rim 4 bears.

Y The demountable rim 4 is provided on the inner face thereof with pins 5, like those shown in Figures 3 and 4. c

The fixed rim 3 has secured to one edge thereof a cam plate 6, which has a V-shaped portion 6a and a portion 6b which extends transversely to the other side of the rim.

The ends of this plate 6 are preferably secured by means of rivets 7 kA screw shaft 8 hasV a reduced end portion Qarrangedto enter an opening in one side of, the [fixed "i rim. The opposite end of the screw `shaft extends through an openingvin the'side .of the fixed rim," and is provided with ahead 10, having a beveled portion i1. The Screw f `8l extends through a threaded.lockingmmber'12,fone end of which}is disposed adjaf centl to 'the portion 6b of the'plate 6. i The opposite end ofthe member'12 has cam surfacelQa.'v f

O11@ 'Side of the exea/am, and therme 6 adjacent to itare provided withfregister'f# ing openings 13, which permittheentrance of the pin 5. A wapsher r14l is provided, this washer being disposed yonfthe taperedrportion 11 of theV head 1.0, as shown in Figure2'.

In Figure 4, I have shown one'side of the fixed rim3 as being provided withva :'vc'ain lplate 15,-'h`aving a cam surface 1 5?, and regis,- tering openings 16 yintheiside and i1'i`,the.

plate. These openings, as will be seen-lateigv are to permitv the entrance of the pins number of cam plates similar to the fplatel may be used onr the fixed rim, while a simi lar number of pins 5, including one additional yfor a locking pin used in kconnection with the part shown in Figure 3, is provided,

these pins being so spaced that any one may enter any one of the openings 13 or 16, when the other pins will be in registrationwith the remaining openings.

From the foregoing description ofthe various parts of the device, the operation thereof maybe readily understood. Normally the locking member 12A is in the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. kThe demountable rim' 4 may beV placed -on the fixed rim 3 by bringing any of the pins 5Y into registration With the alined openings 13,v

when the other pins will be alined iwith the other openings 16. Now by pushing the de-l mountable rim` on the fixed rim from the right in Figure 2, the pins may enter through their'respective openings, and then by moving the demountable rim' with respect l to the iixed rim, the lpins 5 will engage the cam surfaces 15a in Figure 4 and 6u in Figure 3 to secure the parts together.

In order to prevent any retraction of the demountable rim, the locking member 12, may be brought forward from the dotted line position, showninFigure 3, to the full line position by turning lthe head 10. Since the pinv 5 is now between two inclined surfaces,

it will be held secured so that there will be v CII no chance for a reverse movement between the parts when the locking member 12 is in position.

When the head is turnedup tight, it will bring the washer 14 vinto close engagement with the adjacent side of the demountable rim, and thus will hold the latter firmly in position, so that there will be no play in a radial direction between the demountable rim andthe fixed rim. This washer 14 may ,.fbeV tightened at any time byyturning the head,

andl this tightening will tendUto draw `the member 12 into Vstill closer engagement with the pin 5, so asto lock the demountable rim against rotation. Vhen it isdesired to remove they rim 1, all that is necessary 'is' to i It will be observed that the member 12 serves not only as a locking member, but may serve as a positive means of moving the ldemountable rim with respect to the fixed rim, or of rotating it about the fixed rim', so as to bring the pins 5 into `engagement with the cam surfaces.

I claim :l

. 1. Thecombination with a fixed rim hav-r ing a U-shaped cross section and a series of cam surfaces on the' inner face of one side, of a demountable rim arranged to slip over Asaid fixed rim andto engage the opposite side of said fixed rim, said demountable rim having inwardly projecting pins arranged to engage said cam surfaces when said demountable rim isrot'ated with respect to said fixed rim, a screw shaft carried by said fixed rim, a traveling locking member carried by said screw shaft and :arranged to engage one of said-pins, whereby said` demountable rim is rotated to force said pinsl into engagement with Said cam surfaces and to preventa' relativev movement of said rimsin thefopp'osite direction. 'f y' j. "ff

2.V The combination :with affixed rim'havin'g'fa U-shaped cross section and a serieslof cam surfaces onjthe inner face-'ofrone side,

of va demountable rimfarranged to slip over sasidfixedy rim and Vto engage the-:opposite side of'said fixed rim, said ,de-mountable rim havingV inwardly projecting pins arranged to engage said cam surfaces 'willen said' devmountable rim is rotated'with respect to said fixed rim, a screw shaft carried'bysaid fixed rim, a traveling locking member' carried by said screw shaftand arranged to engage one of said pins,"whei'eby said demountable rim is rotated to force said pins into engagement with said cam. surfaces and to prevent a relative movement of 'said rimsin the opposite direction, and means for preventingthe rotationV of said'iocking 'member during its movement -SAVMUELKAPLAN 

